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Bill Beard`s Costa Rica

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Company description In 1985, Bill and his wife Nadine formed an association and were the first to combine scuba diving and adventure tour packages. Bill and Nadine are multi-agency diving instructors and the tour manager Carlos Ramirez and his staff all have many years experience in the industry. Our association includes the best hotels, resorts and restaurants available. We have Costa Rica’s most knowledgeable, experienced operators, instructors and guides with proven track records providing you with the safest and best vacation possible. We are a full- service tour operator and are licensed and insured.
Our goal is to continue providing first class service to our clients for a memorable vacation and a desire to return. Our service is second to none, worldwide.
We offer long-range dive trips to both the Catalina and Bat Islands. The best months for diving the Catalina Islands are December through April, where schools of Manta rays with wing spans from 14 ft. to 20 ft. have been seen along with numerous white tip sharks and occasional bull or tiger shark. This site is also known for the large schools of mobula rays and cow-nosed rays. The Catalina Islands are considered a slightly more advanced dive due to stronger currents and surge.
The relaxing cruise to the Bat Islands is a worthwhile trip year round, weather permitting. However, March through November are the optimum months for this long range trip. Here you might see the impressive 8 to 14 foot Bull sharks, schools of cow-nosed rays, eagle rays, and an occasional Manta ray, along with the ever present varieties of larger schooling fish: rainbow runners, horse-eye jacks, spade fish, pompano, snapper and wahoo. This is a challenging dive, but well worth the extra effort.
A large resort complex located on the beautiful beach of Playa Hermosa consisting of a hotel and separate one, two, and three bedroom villas all located on a hill overlooking the beach and dive sites. Three shuttles transport guests between the resort areas, beach, restaurants, and dive shop at the foot of the hill. All resort guests have access to all of the fine facilities and services which include a mini market, 2 pools, souvenir shop, 4 restaurants, two bars, and its own disco. The beach is beautiful. Activities range from kayaks, volleyball, jet skis, lighted tennis court, basketball, sport fishing, and fabulous diving.
The Hotel offers 54 deluxe rooms all with private balconies overlooking the bay. The hotel features central air conditioning and all rooms have two double beds, private baths, hairdryer, coffee maker, micro fridge, safe, telephone and cable T.V.
There are 108 spacious two and three bedroom accommodations that are stepped into the hillside. All the villas face the ocean, and from their position higher up on the hill, command a spectacular view of the bay below. Each villa has queen bed, double beds, hair dryer, living/dining room, a fully equipped kitchen, cable TV, telephone and central air conditioning. Thirty-five villas offer their own private dipping pool for an additional fee.
Trams pick you up at the villas to take you to the beach, restaurant, reception and other activities.
Packages Include:
All rates are per person based on double occupancy and include accommodations, government tax (based on 16.40%-- subject to change). For the Diver: 2-tank local boat dive per day, tanks, weights, belts, snacks and guides, unless otherwise specified on your voucher. Single and Triple rates are available. Please call for rates. Extra night rates include accommodations and tax. Diving is not included in extra night rates.
Location description: Our local dive sites offer white tip reef sharks, giant schools of grunt, yellowtails, spotted eagle rays, turtles, stingrays, angel fish, octopus, sea horses, starfish, frog fish and many species of eels. We have also seen whale sharks up to 35 feet long on numerous occasions, as well as, spinner dolphin, humpback whales, pilot whales, orcas, false killer whales and schools containing hundreds of Mobulas and thousands of cow-nosed rays.
Average visibility ranges from 30 ft. to 50 ft. with possibilities of up to 80 ft. We dive volcanic rock formations and rock pinnacles. There is very little hard coral, but we do have black coral, soft coral and orange cup coral that opens up at night. There is an abundance of life among the rocks which can be seen on both day and night dives.
Night dives are consistently a favorite. We begin the dive with a relaxing ride during which you will experience a sunset unlike any other. The dive itself offers you the chance to explore the micro life, along with very large puffer fish, nudibranchs, gigantic slumbering parrot fish, lobster, tube worms and sea horses. In addition to the marine life we take the opportunity to extinguish our lights and play by the light of the phosphorous, which can create quite a light show. The cup coral, open at night is stupendous.
Villas Sol Hotel & Beach Resort
A large resort complex located on the beautiful beach of Playa Hermosa consisting of a hotel and separate one, two, and three bedroom villas all located on a hill overlooking the beach and dive sites. Three shuttles transport guests between the resort areas, beach, restaurants, and dive shop at the foot of the hill. All resort guests have access to all of the fine facilities and services which include a mini market, 2 pools, souvenir shop, 4 restaurants, two bars, and its own disco. The beach is beautiful. Activities range from kayaks, volleyball, jet skis, lighted tennis court, basketball, sport fishing, and fabulous diving.
Water temperature from mid-May to mid-December is generally from 75°-78° at depth and a polartec or 3MM suit are usually sufficient. From mid-December to mid-April, water temperatures vary from day to day, with thermoclines causing temperatures to dip to 70° at depth so you will want to bring a full 3MM suit during this period (5 MM if you are easily chilled). The outside temperature at the beaches is 85° to 90° year round. The rainy season runs from May to November, with these months providing some of our best diving. Since we are located in a protected Gulf and do not have rivers draining into our water and visibility is not adversely affected by the rain. In fact, visibility is often enhanced as the rain settles the plankton and rich nutrients that are abundant in Costa Rica.
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Contact information:
Phone: 954 453-5044
Fax: 954-351-9740
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Costa Rica
Spoken language(s): English
Open: from 09-00 till 17-00
Local time:  GMT - 6 Mexico, Monterrey, Guadalajara
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